Shubman Gill reached a significant milestone by scoring 1,000 Test runs as captain during the one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. He accomplished this feat in just 15 innings, making him the second-fastest Indian captain to do so, following Sunil Gavaskar who achieved it in 14 innings. Gill also secured this milestone in the shortest span of 351 days. In terms of centuries, he has now scored six as captain, placing him among the top Indian captains in this regard. On Day 1 of the Test, India dominated with a score of 368 for 3, where Gill scored an unbeaten 103 and KL Rahul contributed a century as well. Additionally, Rishabh Pant celebrated his 50th Test appearance, joining the ranks of MS Dhoni and Syed Kirmani as the only Indian wicketkeepers with more than 50 Tests.